37th DEESIDE STEAM & VINTAGE CLUB RALLY AT MILTON OF CRATHES 15/ 16 AUGUST 2009

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This Saturday and Sunday ( 15th and 16th August 2009 ) see the 37th Deeside Steam and Vintage rally taking place at Milton of Crathes opposite Crathes Castle between Drumoak and Banchory. I will only manage to have a look up on the Friday evening and attend on Sunday since I'm going to the annual Border Fine Arts sale at Thainstone inverurie on Saturday.

Been a while since my 1941 Farmall A has been to a rally so it will be nice to give her an airing on Sunday ( weather permitting of course ) ;)

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Well it poured with rain on the Saturday morning so it wasn't until lunchtime I went up in the car to the Milton of Crathes but there was no way i was taking my car into that mudy field. Anyway on with the show and some photos just in the order I was wandering around the show.

First Wm Nicols recently restored Renault Magnum for hauling their vintage exhibits about

Next Nicols Red Admiral a 1914 Clayton and Shuttleworh

Bill Legge enjoys his packed lunch along sde his 1999 Burrell minature steam engine which he made himself

Now Barracks 1925 Flower Road Roller "Daisy"

Cook of Leven's Sentinal steam wagon

The rather muiddy entrance which I refuse to pass through ;)

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Sandy & Heather Mairs 1925 Fowler steam engine gets a bit of spit and polish from another exhibitor ( Albion wrecker )

Barracks Showmans a 1921 Burrell 8nhp " Teresaw / Western Pioneer " was never unloaded from the trailer for the whole weekend

Barracks 1924 Foden Steam Tractor "Heilan Laddie"

Fowler Road Roller from Aberdeen County Council

Barracks showmans again

A minature Burrell " Charles 111"

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Load of sheaves and a living van from the Donalds of Wartle on board Mike Drellans Volvo.

Now the Donald's of Durris  with 1949 International W9 and 1950 Garvie Threshing mill

Now the Donalds of Wartle Allan Bros Mill and Fisher Humphries Mk11 baler and a 1955 Fordson major

Now Doctor Shelia Grant of Peterculter's 1945 Morris 30cwt van ex Ogg of Skenes shop van.

Now a 1944 Albion WDCX 225 from David Lees of Insch

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Now on to my friend Stuarts collection of commercials on show for the weekend

1959 Seddon artic

1971 Mercedes 1418

1966 Foden S24 Tipper

1971 Mercedes 1418 in Claben colours

1954 Albion FT31 & Farmall M

And finally his 1952 Leyland Artic Comet 90

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Now a 1960 landrover Camper

A 1975 Atkinson Borderer

An H Reg Scania 110 Wrecker

1967 Commer Carmichal V Range

P reg Iveco doubles as a horse box and a tractor carrier

1952 Leyland Comet

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1949 Leyland Beaver

1996 Scania 93m 220HP ex furniture van Clark and Rose

H reg Mercedes

1975 Bedford TK 6 wheeler

1971 ERF LV

1988 Volvo F10

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A 1960 ERF from Harry Thompson of Sauchen

Now on to the Scottish County Club Stand

1970 County Super 6

1973 County 1164 and behind it a 1978 1174

County Super Six

County HI clearance

1970 International County All Wheel Drive 634

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1963 Fordson Super dexta

1960 Fordson Dexta

1948 TEA 20 P3  Fergie

1950's Ferguson TEF 20

1963 Massey Ferguson 35X

A Green Ransomes

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1949 David Brown Cropmaster

1969 Massey Ferguson 135

1976 Ford 2600

1963 Oliver 1800

1968 Ford 3000

V reg International

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1960 MF35

1963 MF65

1939 Allis Chalmers B

1956 Ferguson TEF20

1957 International B250

Another International B2??

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A 1964 Roadless 4 WD Super Dexta

A Rolba Aktiengsell Schaft - Zurich Schweiz

Snow blower

1947 Field marshall Series 11

1950 BMB President

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1957 Ferguson FE35

Massey Harris 44

1963 Fordson Super Dexta

1940 Fordson N

1956 International BWD 6

1949 Fordson Major E27N

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1951 David Brown Diesel Cropmaster

1950 Nuffield Universal P4

1975 Ford 4000

1948 Field marshall's Series 2 both ex Australia ( funny looking wheel centres )

1963 Fordson Super Dexta

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MF dung spreader

1965 MF 135

Case International 795

Well thats it from Saturday come back tomorrow if you want to see Sunday

Finally Barracks showmans and Nicols 1967 bedford Tanker

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Well I decided on Saturday when I got home I wasn't going to take any exhibits up on Sunday on the basis I would get stuck on the way in anyway and would end up spending a lot of time on Monday washing car tractor and trailer and I really wanted to get going on my new tractor shed project.

So here is the action from Sundays event and it actually turned out to be a very nice day with sun and wind and the field actually started to skin up.

Some of the low loaders were allowed to park on the hard standing that belongs to the Railway Preservation chaps.

Gary Scott of Elgin's 1924 Marshall General Purpose Engine 7 NHP "Rob Roy"

Alfie Cheyne's Moray county Higways - 1924 Aveling & Porter 7NHP compound traction engine " Wizard"

Another AC one a 1907 Aveling and Porter 10 Ton Roller - "Dauntless"

Nicol's Renault Magnum

1925 Fowler Road Roller

Now on to some of the tractors

Fordson Super Major

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1963 Roadless Super Major 6/4

1974 Ford 7000

N Reg Ford 5000

Yellow Fordson - late entry

Another two late entires a Rollo and a Unimog

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1953 David Brown 50 D undergoing restoration by Vic Mathers

1987 John Deere 3050

Some of the commercials that only arrived on Sunday

1962 Seddon

1950 Albion FT111

1966 Atkinson Mk1 and drag with Farmall A and International SWD 6

1961 BMC Morris

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1975 ERF B series

1974 ERF A series and bulker

1962 Roadless major and roller

A minature "Little giant"

And another steaming up

Burrell 4 inch

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Amazing what can fit into Jim Low's van

Now if there was a best in show I would have said this one one have had to be a contender. Its a 1983 ERF and Fridge van and the lorry was an original Gibbs. james Gray of Gray and Adams trailers found it and bought and restored it and then refurbished a trailer which he found in the Highlands when he was on a road run.

I was really taken by this trailer

1979 County 1164

1971 Roadless 115

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1941 Fordson on spade lugs

1955 Allis Chalmers D270

1954 Ferguson TED20 and Ferguson High Lift loader

Now if there was an award for the most original on show i would say that this 1940's Massey Harris 735 combine would have been a strong contender

1982 County 6610 Four

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1965 International B414

Ford 2000

Dodge Carmichael Fire engine

Dennis Fire Engine

Another Dennis

An ex Sandy Kydd 143 m 450 V8

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From the other side

1979 County 1174

1955 International Farmall Cub

1964 County Super Four

1970 Ford County Super Six

1979 County 1174

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1978 County 1174

1978 County 1174

1973 County 1164

Some late entry county's

A Red County a International All Wheel Drive 634

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1963 County Super Six

Now the county pull

Cooks loading up for Leven